CAMBRIDGE AID — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 27 August 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £135,497
Latest expenditure: £140,351
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 66 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2BL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cambridgeaid.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Assess the need and give appropriate support in individual cases of social distress or financial difficulty.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £135,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,351

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £167,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,664

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £178,403
Total Gross Expenditure: £189,802

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £128,760
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,565

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £170,653
Total Gross Expenditure: £141,019

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £135,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,351
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £11,249
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £167,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,664
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £13,600
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £178,403
Total Gross Expenditure: £189,802
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £14,568
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £128,760
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,565
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £170,653
Total Gross Expenditure: £141,019
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE AID
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-08-27T00:00:00

Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE AID
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-07-15T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 273281
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 273281
Assoc Charity Name: FRIENDS OF FULBOURN HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED ON 01 OCT 2021
Charitable Objects: THE MAIN OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE BY SUCH MEANS AS - A) CONDUCTING ENQUIRIES AND STUDIES THAT WILL LEAD TO SOCIA IMPROVEMENT. B) SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE WORK. C) TRAINING SUTIABLE PERSONS FOR CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL WORK.
Area Of Benefit: CAMBRIDGE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 224589
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL AID SOCIETY

Charity Name Id: 224597
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL AID SOCIETY AND SURGICAL AID ASSOCIATION

Charity Name Id: 224573
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL AID

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures